Re: Wikpedia Becomes Internet Force, But Faces Crisis

Dec 16, 2005 0 Replies


The exercise revealed numerous errors in both encyclopaedias, but


> among 42 entries tested, the difference in accuracy was not
> particularly great: the average science entry in Wikipedia contained
> around four inaccuracies; Britannica, about three ...

I'm astonished that a 25% difference is considered "not particularly great".


Thor Lancelot Simon snipped-for-privacy@rek.tjls.com


"The inconsistency is startling, though admittedly, if consistency is to be abandoned or transcended, there is no problem." - Noam Chomsky

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